Boys and Girls Club of Kentuckiana President and CEO Daryle Unseld said it was “a true labor of love” to bring a club site to the city of Radcliff.
“It was the community, led by your great mayor JJ Duvall and the City Council,” Unseld said. “It was the staff of the Boys and Girls Club of Kentuckiana, and there’s a few of our board members that are here too that not only believed in this vision, but really wanted to think about how we can serve more kids more often through the mission of the Boys and Girls Club.”
Unseld joined city officials, board members, and community members for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of the Boys and Girls Club Radcliff Site, located at Stithton Baptist Church.
The club, which officially opens on February 17, will serve approximately 100 area youth ranging from age six through eighth grade. The club will feature programming focused on academic success, healthy lifestyles, and character and citizenship.
Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall said the city has been working to develop youth programming for years, and after discussions with Pastor Denver Copeland made a location possible the city then had to deliver financially.
“Louisville’s board, as gracious as they have been, there’s no money coming from our area that’s being put into that area to come down here, and so the City Council and myself worked together along with Daryle (Unseld), Rubin (Nieto), and the whole team to see what it would cost for us to self-fund this,” Duvall said. “Self-funding means the city is going to take on the youth programming.”
Radcliff has committed $165,000 over the next two budget cycles to fund operations while the church provided newly-renovated facilities. Duvall also said Hardin County Schools assisted by making the club a bus stop location.
Find more information on membership and volunteer opportunities at www.bgcky.org.
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